Disney Holiday Season Cruises from Galveston

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holidaysDisney Cruise Lines offers special “Very MerryTime” cruises during the holiday season and eight of these cruises are scheduled with departures from Galveston aboard the Disney Wonder.

The Very MerryTime cruises include special activities such as a Deck the Deck Holiday Tropical Party, Mickey’s Tree Lighting Magic Ceremony, Santa Claus Meet-and-Greet, holiday storytelling, youth parties, and more. The ship is decorated festively for the holiday and the Disney Characters are even dressed in holiday attire. Continue reading →

December Cruise Deals on Galveston Departures

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carnivalThe best deals on Galveston cruise departures for December 2015 are for cruises leaving during the first weeks of the month. The cruises that are at sea on or near Christmas day are priced significantly higher. For example, inside cabins are available on the December 6th departure of the Liberty of the Seas’ 7-night cruise to the Western Caribbean for as low as $466, while the rate for available inside cabins on the same cruise with a December 20th departure starts at $962.

Here are some of the current best deals on December cruises from Galveston. Watch for variations in deals across cabin types. On some cruises the best deals are on the inside cabins, while on others very good deals are available on balcony cabins and even suites. Continue reading →

January 2016 Galveston Cruise Deals

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sunsetHere’s our round-up of some of the best deals currently available on cruises from Galveston with January 2016 departures. There’s a wide variety of cruise lengths to choose from.

One interesting deal is the Carnival Triumph’s January 16th 11-night cruise to the Southern Caribbean.  This cruise has ports of call in Grand Cayman, Aruba, Bonaire, Granada, Martinique, and San Juan, but it’s not a round-trip cruise. It’s one of the cruise line’s “Carnival Journeys” cruises that include special destinations.  Inside cabins are available from just $549. Continue reading →

Discount on Royal Caribbean Cruises

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sale250CruiseDirect.com is featuring a sale with 30% off per stateroom on all Royal Caribbean sailing departing after November 12, 2015. The offer is good through 11/09/15.

Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas begins sailing regularly from Galveston beginning November 22, 2015, so this offer works out great for cruises from Galveston.

See Liberty of the Seas cruises from Galveston at CruiseDirect.com. (Look for the “Save 30%  Per Stateroom” under the “bonus” button) Continue reading →

Over 7 Million Passengers Have Passed Through Port of Galveston

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graphic-shipThe Port of Galveston celebrated an exciting milestone in September of this year. Now in it’s 15th year of operation, the cruise port has served over seven million passengers.

In an October 18th press release, Port of Galveston officials announced that their 7 millionth passenger crossed through their cruise terminal in early September 2015. Continue reading →